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Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., arrives at the Axel Springer Award ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Johannessen-Koppitz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The second quarter of 2021 is underway, and Wall Street analysts are reviewing the stocks they cover. At the same time, concerns
Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The SEC is eyeing potentially misleading earnings projections made by SPAC sponsors and is seeking clearer disclosures, with one official hinting Thursday that the agency may issue a future rule to rein them in. Special purpose acquisition companies, known as SPACs or blank-check funds, are a hot-ticket item
The New York State Society of CPAs announced that applications are being accepted for the annual Moynihan Scholarship Fund’s Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession program. The COAP program, in collaboration with the NYSSCPA, is aimed at underrepresented New York high school students who are seeking careers in accounting and business. The program includes testimony
SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell wants what SpaceX is doing to “reinvigorate the industry,” while also getting “young children thinking about being in the space industry again.” Kimberly White | Vanity Fair | Getty Images SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell does not think the company will add “tiered pricing” for its direct-to-consumer Starlink satellite internet
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past the Macy’s Inc. flagship store in the Herald Square area of New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images On any given day, the line outside the Gucci boutique at the Mall at Short Hills in N.J. winds around
Security experts are seeing a rise this tax season of phishing schemes and malware tied to hot button subjects like tax refunds, stimulus payments and COVID-19 vaccines. The Internal Revenue Service recently warned about an ongoing IRS-impersonation scam that mainly targets educational institutions, including students and staff who have “.edu” email addresses. The emails show
In this article TSLA XPEV NIO ZE594-CN Chinese battery and electric vehicle maker BYD shows off a model of its Han EV series at the 2020 Beijing auto show. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — Chinese automaker BYD sold more than twice as many battery-powered electric cars as start-up Nio delivered in March. BYD, which
After looking at more than 50 houses and writing 17 offers, Taryn and Antonio Orellana recently closed on a house in Lakewood, Calif. Source: Taryn Orellana When pandemic life began to feel too tight inside the one-bedroom apartment Taryn Orellana shared with her husband, Antonio, she knew they had to move. In October, the couple
PricewaterhouseCoopers is encouraging its employees to use their vacation days by actually paying them additional money to do it, while also giving them salary increases and bonuses across the board. The firm announced base salary increases for employees Friday, along with an expanded bonus pool. The firm is also giving a special “thank you” bonus
Blackstone‘s Byron Wien on CNBC on Friday projected that Wall Street will get hit by another correction before the bull run resumes and stocks end the year higher than current levels. Inflation will shoot up faster than most forecasts, which will drive the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy and likely lead to a market
Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Joe Biden asked Congress for a $400 annual increase in maximum Pell grants for college students as part of a budget proposal issued Friday. The president also called to broaden eligibility to undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. Pell grants are available to undergraduate students who
Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, has introduced legislation to delay the deadline for the first quarter’s estimated tax payment deadline until May 17 in line with a request from accounting and tax professional groups. Smucker has already gained support from many fellow lawmkaers, and recently led a letter, cosigned by 59 other members of Congress on
In addition to the position itself, company benefits are one of the most important elements that candidates carefully consider when gauging whether they want to join a company. Once an employee is on board, these perks can also play a role in whether or not an employee chooses to stay and whether they get the
Wharton School finance professor Jeremy Siegel said Thursday he expects the stock market’s rally will persist at least throughout this year. However, he told CNBC that investors will have to be cautious once the Federal Reserve adjusts its highly accommodative monetary policies. “It isn’t until the Fed leans really hard then you have to worry. I mean,
Chase Kensrue Before the coronavirus pandemic hit last March, Danny Samet, 28, had big financial plans for the year. The freelance tour manager and merchandiser for bands had a goal to pay off his credit card debt, which is about $6,000, he said. Once he’d done that he was considering looking to buy a house
Douglas Heun, partner at Frideman, Somers Point, announced his retirement, effective April 30. Heun has worked at the firm for more than a decade, joining after Friedman’s merger with Tracey, Heun, Brennan & Company, which Doug founded in 1972. The New Jersey Society of CPAs, Roseland, announced its Scholarship Fund granted approximately $230,000 in scholarships
America is known for its exceptionalism, but when it comes to corporate tax policy, the Biden administration is embarking on an uncharted course that will set the U.S. apart from global tax policy norms and best practices. The proposed changes to our corporate tax rules could make the U.S. a less attractive place to do
Interesting question from a client the other day – what if we simply gave up asking for references on new hires? Just stopped it altogether and so saved all the HR time and delay and cost implicit in the reference-checking process? Instinctively your response is not to be so daft, everyone always seeks references so
Ten years ago or so, every employment lawyer and his sister was calling the interaction between workers’ compensation, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act “the Bermuda Triangle.” The idea was that trying to keep all of these laws in mind while dealing with injured employees caused employers to become
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